Miami’s sassiest seniors are coming to Orono for one night only in “Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue” on Tuesday, April 23 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. This tribute stage show allows audiences to relive the heartfelt hilarity of the four ladies who never stopped being best friends. Sophia is out […]
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The Minor Gallery, 282 Main St. in Old Town, will feature a mushroom-themed art exhibit from University of Maine adjunct associate professors of art Susan Camp and Matt Smolinsky, undergraduate student Donald Patten and others starting Feb. 3. The exhibition, named “2024: The Year of the Mushroom,” will display various mediums for sale, including oil […]
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The Wall Street Journal interviewed University of Maine professor of anthropology and climate studies Daniel Sandweiss on the legitimacy of an advanced ancient civilization discussed in a documentary. Sandweiss and other researchers have said evidence doesn’t exist for the civilization in “Ancient Apocalypse” and have rebutted its claim as a factual documentary.
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine has launched season 5 of its podcast, “Maine Policy Matters.” The podcast was created to make public policy information more accessible to policymakers; government, business and nonprofit leaders; and the general public. It features interviews with experts on timely topics relevant to Maine. Season […]
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Maine Public featured Karyn Sporer, associate professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Psychology, on a recent segment of the show “Maine Calling” about hate groups in the state.
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On a bench inside a high-tech workshop lay a life-sized sculpture of a medieval knight. Crafted by University of Maine artists with 3D scanning and layered Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, coupled with traditional sculpture methods, the five-and-a-half foot warrior wore plate and mail armor and bore a sword and shield. Though it appeared as […]
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In a story about Maine experiencing a record number of Lyme Disease cases in 2023, News Center Maine interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist and director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, about the territorial expansion of ticks in the state. “Deer ticks are expanding their range farther and farther […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Maine Public featured Judith Josiah-Martin’s keynote speech, “If not now, when?” during the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, organized by the Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP and Fogler Library. WSHU Public Radio shared the Maine Public report.
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The Journal of Global Mobility and Emerald Publishing promoted work done by UMaine Assistant Professor William Obenauer on gender harassment experiences of expatriates in the workplace. Workplace gender harassment has become more prevalent throughout the country and expatriates have not been immune to this problem.
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The Bismarck Tribune interviewed University of Maine Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Native American Programs Darren Ranco on road signs in New England now including Indigenous translations. “We have a moment where there is a search for some reconciliation and justice around Indigenous issues. The signs represent that, but by no means is that […]
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